Estimate and Verify: Multi-Step Math Challenges for 5th Grade

A bakery made 120 cookies. They sold 45 cookies in the morning and 30 in the afternoon. How many cookies are left? Estimate your answer and check if it makes sense.

• 30

• 45

• 60

• 75

Sarah has 3 packs of stickers. Each pack contains 25 stickers. She gave 15 stickers to her friend. How many stickers does she have now? Estimate and verify your solution.

• 30

• 60

• 75

• 45

A farmer has 150 apples. He sells 40 apples at the market and then picks 30 more from his trees. How many apples does he have now? Estimate and check for reasonableness.

• 100 apples

• 120 apples

• 140 apples

• 160 apples

Tom read 45 pages of a book on Monday and 30 pages on Tuesday. If the book has 200 pages, how many pages does he have left to read? Estimate and confirm your answer.

• 80 pages

• 150 pages

• 100 pages

• 125 pages

A toy store had 250 toys. They received a shipment of 75 new toys but sold 100 toys during a sale. How many toys are in the store now? Estimate and check if your answer is reasonable.

• 250

• 175

• 225

• 200

Lisa bought 4 packs of crayons. Each pack has 12 crayons. If she gave away 10 crayons, how many does she have left? Estimate your answer and check for reasonableness.

• 38 crayons

• 25 crayons

• 30 crayons

• 40 crayons

A school has 300 students. If 50 students are absent and 20 new students enroll, how many students are currently at the school? Estimate and verify your solution.

• 270

• 300

• 250

• 320

A gardener planted 60 flowers in the spring and 40 flowers in the summer. If 25 flowers died, how many flowers are still alive? Estimate and check if your answer makes sense.

• 90

• 50

• 75

• 100

A library has 500 books. If 150 books are checked out and 50 new books are added, how many books are in the library now? Estimate and confirm your answer.

• 350

• 450

• 300

• 400

A pizza shop made 80 pizzas. They sold 25 pizzas for lunch and 30 for dinner. How many pizzas are left? Estimate your answer and check for reasonableness.

• 20 pizzas left

• 30 pizzas left

• 25 pizzas left

• 15 pizzas left